ELC 550: English for Academic Writing

Assessment 2 (Part A)
OUTLINE OF ARTICLE ANALYSIS (15%)

Group members: 1. INAS SYUHAIDAH BT CHAIRIL ANWAR

2. NURFAZA BT ZAIMON

3. NORANIS NABILAH BT ANUAR

4. NURUL AFIQAH BT MAT AZMAN

Topic: __________________________________________________________

Using information from the four (4) articles, write an outline based on the topic.
You are required to:
• come up with EIGHT (8) main ideas (i.e. 2 main ideas from each article)
• include a minimum of FOUR (4) supporting details from the articles for each main idea
Reminder:
All topic sentences and supporting details must be written in complete sentences.

Thesis Statement: __________________________________________________________

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Main Idea 1: _________________________________________________________________

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Article: _____________________________________________________________________

Supporting Details:

1. ___________________________________________________________________
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2. ___________________________________________________________________
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3. ___________________________________________________________________
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 4. ___________________________________________________________________
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Main Idea 2: _________________________________________________________________

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Article: _____________________________________________________________________

Supporting Details:

1. ___________________________________________________________________
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Main Idea 3: _________________________________________________________________

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Article: _____________________________________________________________________

Supporting Details:

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Main Idea 4: _________________________________________________________________

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Article: _____________________________________________________________________

Supporting Details:

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Main Idea 5: _________________________________________________________________

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Article: _____________________________________________________________________

Supporting Details:

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Main Idea 6: _________________________________________________________________

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Article: _____________________________________________________________________

Supporting Details:

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Main Idea 7: _________________________________________________________________

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Article: _____________________________________________________________________

Supporting Details:

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Main Idea 8: _________________________________________________________________

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Article: _____________________________________________________________________

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 Supporting Details:

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Conclusion: _______________________________________________________________

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CRITICAL COMMENTS BASED ON THE FOUR ARTICLES

TONE/BIAS:
Article 1: ___________________________________________________________
Article 2: ___________________________________________________________
Article 3: ___________________________________________________________
Article 4 : ___________________________________________________________

INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Article 1: ___________________________________________________________
Article 2: ___________________________________________________________
Article 3: ___________________________________________________________
Article 4 : ___________________________________________________________

PURPOSE OF ARTICLE:
Article 1: ___________________________________________________________

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 Article 2: ___________________________________________________________
Article 3: ___________________________________________________________
Article 4 : ___________________________________________________________

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE ARTICLES:

Article 1: ___________________________________________________________
Article 2: ___________________________________________________________
Article 3: ___________________________________________________________
Article 4 : ___________________________________________________________

REFERENCES BASED ON APA FORMAT

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